Redskins running back signs with Seahawks

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Quinton Ganther, who just signed with the Seahawks, looks to avoid Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick during a game last season. (Getty Images/Larry French)

Running back Quinton Ganther, a four-year NFL veteran who played for the Washington Redskins last season, has signed with the Seattle Seahawks, according to his agent.

Ganther, 25, started two games for the Washington Redskins last season, and finished the year with 201 yards and three touchdowns in 62 carries.

Quinton Ganther

Ganther was a seventh-round draft pick by Tennessee in 2006 and saw mostly special teams duty while playing 17 games in three seasons with the Titans from 2006-08. He then got a chance for some playing time in the backfield last year in Washington and caught nine passes for 99 yards in addition to his 201 yards rushing.

He rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns in 14 carries against Oakland in his best game.

But Ganther was not tendered a contract by the Redskins, which made him an unrestricted free agent. He signed a one-year deal with the Seahawks, according to agent David Canter.

Ganther will be reunited in Seattle with running backs coach Sherman Smith, who coached him last year in Washington.

At 5-foot-9, 214 pounds, the former Utah standout spent time at both fullback and tailback in his career and is considered a strong contributer on special teams.

And if you haven’t heard, the Seahawks are also close to finalizing a trade that will bring San Diego quarterback Charlie Whitehurst to Seattle. Check that out here.